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Gilbert Phiri is the Deputy Principal of Domasi College of Education. He holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from Mzuzu University, Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Malawi and a Diploma in Education from Domasi College of Educaion. His area of specialization is Church History with a focus on the role of the church in the development of education in Malawi. He is the author of several book chapters on the educational work of CCAP Blantyre Synod.From the first day, the Blantyre missionaries preached and practiced a wholisitc gospel, and wholisite education was a major part of it, long before the government ever took interest. This book traces it all, from village schools to students being sent to Lovedale or Scotland for advanced training, from Janet Beck’s school for her daughters and granddaughters to today’s Blantyre Synod University, and from the wholistic education (academic and professional) to the time when government decided to abolish that.